1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Division	South Division
1996 record	5–6 (2–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Bob Simmons (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Les Miles
Defensive coordinator	Johnny Barr
Home stadium	Lewis Field (Capacity: 50,614)
Seasons

1996 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
#6 Nebraska ‡		8	–	0					11	–	2
#8 Colorado		7	–	1					11	–	2
#17 Kansas State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Missouri		3	–	5					5	–	6
Kansas		2	–	6					4	–	7
Iowa State		1	–	7					2	–	9
South
#23 Texas †		6	–	2					8	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
Texas A&M		4	–	4					6	–	6
Oklahoma		3	–	5					3	–	8
Oklahoma State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Baylor		1	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Texas 37, Nebraska 27
*† – Bowl Alliance representative as champion ‡ – Bowl Alliance at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team represented the Oklahoma State University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the South Division. They played their home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They were coached by head coach Bob Simmons.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	[[{{{school}}}|SW Missouri State]]*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 23–20 OT	33,500
September 7	11:30 AM	at Texas Tech	Texas Stadium Irving, Texas	FSN	L 3–31	30,269
September 14	6:00 PM	Tulsa*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 30–9	44,800
September 21	6:00 PM	Utah State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 31–17	37,000
October 5	6:00 PM	at No. 23 Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas	FSN	L 14–71	67,414
October 12	9:00 PM	at No. 9 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, Colorado	FSN	L 13–35	53,005
October 19	2:00 PM	Iowa State	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 28–27	40,000
October 26	1:00 PM	at Missouri	Faurot Field Columbia, Missouri		L 28–35	37,879
November 2	2:00 PM	Texas A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		L 19–38	41,250
November 9	11:30 AM	Oklahoma	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma (Bedlam Game)	FSN	L 17–27	51,416
November 23	2:00 PM	Baylor	Lewis Field Stillwater, Oklahoma		W 37–17	21,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense 27 Alvin Porter WR 6-0 175 Fr. Dallas, Texas 25 Andre Richardson RB 5-9 190 Jr. Dallas, Texas 3 Terrance Richardson WR 5-10 190 So. Dallas, Texas 1 Nathan Simmons RB 5-10 190 Fr. Boulder, Colo. 13 Rodney Smith QB 6-1 180 Fr. Tulsa, Okla. 86 Garrett Steggs TE 6-3 200 Fr. Imperial, Neb. 24 Eric Stevenson RB 6-3 235 Fr Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Mayes, AlonzoAlonzo Mayes 5.0 !Jr OL 70 Offutt, JeremyJeremy Offutt 3.0 !So TE 16 Pfieffer, RogerRoger Pfieffer 7.0 !Sr QB 11 Phears, JoeJoe Phears 5.0 !Jr	Defense 2 Louis Adams LB 6-1 225 Sr 22 Raymond Cato LB 6-1 195 Fr Pos. # Name Class DB 31 Carter, ChrisChris Carter 1.0 !Fr DB 17 McQuarters, R. W.R. W. McQuarters 3.0 !So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bob Simmons Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster